A female Saudi fighter will now be able to take part in the Olympic judo tournament wearing an Islamic headscarf.

Wojdan Shaherkani is one of the first two Saudi women chosen to compete at an Olympics.

Shaherkani had threatened to pull out after the sport's governing body ruled she could not compete wearing a hijab because it was too dangerous.

After days of deliberation, the International Olympic Committee together with the International Judo Federation (IJF) and Saudis reached a compromise to allow Shaherkani to compete in the women's heavyweight section wearing a headscarf.

Top female judo fighters have backed the decision, saying it would be good for women's sport.

"I think it's no problem for us, it might be a problem for her. But I can't see why she shouldn't have it," Slovenia's gold medal-winner Urska Zolnir said.

"We all want judo to be more democratic and it would be a good thing if more women were allowed to practice judo," said France's Gervise Emane, the world champion who won bronze on Tuesday.

"So if this right has been given to her and it allows her to do more sport, so be it."

The IJF said last week that its regulations forbade headgear because a fighter could be accidentally choked during the rough, physical contests in which strangling an opponent using their judo outfit is legal.

But a Saudi National Olympic Committee spokesman said on Monday they had agreed on an acceptable form of headscarf with the IOC and IJF.

"I don't think this would disturb us very much," Emane said. "It would possibly be a drawback for her when competing."

The IJF says it is pleased that a solution has been found.

"Working with the IOC a proposal was approved by all parties," it said in a statement. "The solution agreed guarantees a good balance between safety and cultural considerations."

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